earthquake

Also known as quake, tremor, temblor, earth quake, earthquakes, earth quakes

thumb|upright=1.35|Earthquake epicenters occur mostly along tectonic plate boundaries, especially on the Pacific [[Ring of Fire.]]

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An earthquake is a natural disaster and a type of starquake. It is caused by active faults and can result in landslides, tsunamis, and soil liquefaction. The Richter scale is used to measure earthquakes.

Earthquakes are handled, mitigated, or managed through earthquake preparedness, earthquake warning systems, seismic retrofitting, and earthquake-resistant structures. The subject is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

The topic is categorized under Earthquakes and is referenced by 4,205 other encyclopedia articles. It appears in the Commons gallery and category. The subject is also known as Erdbeben.

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Research

14,871 papers

Imaging Earthquake-related Injuries.ReviewRadiologic technology · 2018Clark KR
Placing engineering in the earthquake response and the survival chain.ReviewNature communications · 2024Ceferino L, Merino Y, Pizarro S et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48624-3
Syria after the earthquake.Lancet (London, England) · 2023Skyle DDOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01784-1
Prevalence and Characteristics of Earthquake-Related Head Injuries: A Systematic Review.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2022Igarashi Y, Matsumoto N, Kubo T et al.DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2021.31
Nutritional status among earthquake survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health · 2024Kheiry M, Farahmandnia H, Zarei M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.028
Healing to Heal - After the Maraş Earthquake.Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry · 2023Ayhan YDOI: 10.5080/u27306
The effect of earthquake experience on pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology · 2023Aktoz F, Gunes AC, Yakin KDOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2023.10.002
PTSD risk factors in earthquake survivors and their families: a systematic review.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Sirotich AC, Camisasca EDOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2365477

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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections

Contents

Terminology
Major examples
Occurrence
Fault types
Normal faults
Reverse faults
Strike-slip faults
Energy released
Focus
Volcanic activity
Rupture dynamics
Supershear earthquakes
Slow earthquakes
Co-seismic overpressuring and effect of pore pressure
Tidal forces
Clusters
Aftershocks
Swarms
Frequency
Induced seismicity
Measurement and location
{{anchor|Magnitude}}Intensity and magnitude
Seismic waves
Speed of seismic waves
Seismic wave arrival
Location and reporting
Effects
Shaking and ground rupture
Soil liquefaction
Human impacts
Landslides
Fires
Tsunami
Floods
Management
Prediction
Forecasting
Preparedness
In culture
Outside of Earth
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

thumb|upright=1.35|Earthquake epicenters occur mostly along tectonic plate boundaries, especially on the Pacific [[Ring of Fire.]]

An earthquake, also called a quake, tremor, or temblor, is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical infrastructure, and wreak destruction across entire cities. The seismic activity of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a particular time. The seismicity at a particular location in the Earth is the average rate of seismic energy released per unit volume.

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